All three of my births have been under two hours from first contraction, natural onset labour. The first 1 hr 50min the second 50 minutes the third was just on 2 hrs. For the third I decided to birth at home to take the stress off all the what ifs, I was able to lay down when the labour began which slowed the intensity. Also I got to make it to a birthing pool (first one) again this helped slow it down a bit and the pain relief was awesome, which resulted in my longest labour yet. I could have had her very quickly the urge to push was there quickly, staying calm and laying down really helped. My birth team was really supportive of trying to help me slow down the labour.

I would say talk to your team and ask the options you have, not all have to include inductions or drugs for that matter. Is there a pool at the hospital you are going to?